古人
gu2 jan4gǔ rén
English
- people of ancient times
- the ancients
- extinct human species such as Homo erectus or Homo neanderthalensis
- (literary) deceased person
- the ancients
粵語 — Cantonese
- 古代、古時嘅人
Examples
古人喜歡講關於勇氣的故事。
Ancient people liked to tell stories of bravery.
Tatoeba · EDOBEAR CC BY
他是一位前无古人的大科学家。
He is as great a scientist as ever lived.
Tatoeba · mtdot CC BY
我哋冇辦法知道古人真正嘅諗法。
We cannot know the real thoughts of ancient people.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk